"Rural Idaho Receives Cybersecurity Boost"

Boise State University (BSU) has partnered with Stellar Cyber to launch a new program to improve cybersecurity in Idaho’s rural and remote communities.  BSU said its Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity is adopting Stellar Cyber’s Open XDR platform.  The platform will be a teaching tool and play a central role in the university’s new Cyberdome skill development program.  Stellar Cyber stated that the new partnership allows Boise to launch a first-of-its-kind, free Security-as-a-Service program for Idaho’s rural and remote communities, including state-funded agencies and school districts.  Boise State stated that they will use the Open XDR platform to provide free Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) services to Idaho’s more than 750 state-funded agencies and teach and train Cyberdome students about cybersecurity through real-world operational experience.  The platform features a suite of built-in tools, which includes network detection and response (NDR), security information event management (SIEM), and threat intelligence platform (TIP).  It was designed to integrate with third-party security tools like endpoint detection and response (EDR), which students have already been trained to use.

Infosecurity reports: "Rural Idaho Receives Cybersecurity Boost"